Answers to your questions

How can I make a donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation?

Donations to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation can be made online, by phone, by mail, or in person at our office.

Donate online: You can donate now using our secure online donation system. Choose a specific area of care or event by simply clicking on from the Fund/Designation dropdown menu.

Donate by phone: To make a donation by phone, please call 250-519-1750 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. We accept Visa and MasterCard.

Donate by mail or in person: We are located on the Royal Jubilee Campus.

Victoria Hospitals Foundation
Wilson Block
1952 Bay Street
Victoria BC V8R 1J8

Please make cheques payable to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. 

Which hospitals does the Victoria Hospitals Foundation fundraise for?

The Victoria Hospitals Foundation raises funds to purchase priority medical equipment and improvements to patient care at the Victoria General Hospital and the Royal Jubilee Hospital — Vancouver Island’s largest and most specialized hospitals. These two hospitals serve residents of southern Vancouver Island as well as thousands of other island patients who need specialty, high-level medical care that is not available locally.

How do I contact Victoria General Hospital or Royal Jubilee Hospital?

Here’s how to reach our hospitals:

Royal Jubilee Hospital
1952 Bay Street 
Victoria, B.C.  V8R 1J8
250-370-8000

Victoria General Hospital
1 Hospital Way
Victoria, B.C.  V8Z 6R5
250-727-4212

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Can I request that my donation go to a particular area of care or fund?

Certainly. For a list of funding opportunities, please click here or contact us for more information. If you prefer to donate online using our secure online donation system, you can choose a specific area of care or event by simply clicking on from the Fund/Designation dropdown menu.

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Will I receive a tax receipt for my donation?

Yes. The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is a registered charity. We will supply a tax receipt as soon as possible after receiving your donation; our goal is within 7 to 10 business days. If you are making monthly donations, you will receive one annual consolidated tax receipt for the total amount of your donations over the year.

Our charitable registration number is 10793 5637 RR0001.

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Can I make monthly donations?

Absolutely. Our monthly giving program enables you to budget your generosity throughout the year with smaller, more manageable payments. Each month your desired contribution will be withdrawn from your bank account or credit card, and in January you will receive one consolidated charitable tax receipt for the total amount of donations over the year.

If you wish to stop or make changes to the amount of your donation at any time, please contact us and we will make the requested changes.

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Can I hold an event to raise funds for an area of care at the hospital?

Definitely. For more information about organizing events on our behalf, please visit our events page.

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How do I have my name added to or removed from your mailing list?

To have your name added to or removed from our general mailing list, please inform the Victoria Hospitals Foundation by calling 250-519-1750 or email us and we will adjust our records. To enable us to ensure that we have identified the correct person, please provide your full name and address as it appears on correspondence we’ve had with you.

Please indicate whether you wish to receive our quarterly newsletter by either email or regular mail.

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What role does the government play in funding health care on Vancouver Island?

Two forms of government directly support our health authority: the municipal government through the Regional Hospital Districts and the provincial government through the Ministry of Health. The federal government supports provinces through tax transfers and cash contributions for operations and, on some occasions, for medical equipment. In 2010-11, VIHA’s total revenue was $1.864 billion, and $1.748 billion (or 93 per cent) of that was provided by the Province of BC government entities.

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Am I paying for something the government should be funding?

Private donations allow priority medical equipment to be replaced faster than if government funding alone was relied on. Your help enables improvements to patient care to happen more quickly. The idea of supplementing public funding for health care through private donations has a long tradition — and is common practice across Canada. The reality is that increased needs for modernized medical equipment make it impossible for government to replace equipment as promptly as desired. Year after year, the Victoria Hospitals Foundation funds 40 per cent of capital medical equipment purchases for Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals.

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